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5 squares · NYT Crossword · July 10, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, July 10, 2026 (28 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.

Answer length: 5 squares

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D _ _ _ M

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DEISM as a word: A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such...; (philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied....

DEISM has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 19, 2026.

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